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• Steering
  ==Safety== ...of a heavy frontal impact to avoid excessive injuries to the driver. This safety feature first appeared on cars built by [[General Motors Corporation|Genera
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• Car tuning
  ...to ensure vehicles provide drivers and passengers with a maximum level of safety. There are also restrictions for P Plate drivers which can prevent young dr ...ssued a new law which describes that bodykit parts need to be approved for safety issues.
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• Automobile design
  * [[Car safety]] *[http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vehiclesafety Vehicle safety and modification information] - includes guidelines, vehicle standards info
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• Casalini
  ...frame and a body glass resin layered by hand which provides a significant safety level. The visibility provided by large glass surfaces, 4 disc [[brakes]],
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• Formula One tires
  ...pean Grand Prix]], the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the [[Safety car|Safety Car]] in deep standing water due to the risk of [[aquaplaning]].
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• Ferrari P4/5
  |Safety || ...f the [[Ferrari 333SP]] which improves cooling and the car's frontal crash safety. The [[butterfly doors]] (similar to those of the [[McLaren F1]]) are desig
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• Jacky Ickx
  ...ld at [[Hockenheimring]] as his favorite [[Nürburgring]] was boycotted for safety reasons) he fought with Rindt for the win, but finished a close second. At ...he track, but also off the track. Stewart was constantly fighting for more safety in F1, while Ickx thought by doing that the challenge was taken out of F1.
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• Lamborghini Jarama
  ...o redesign the [[Lamborghini Islero|Islero]] to meet new [[United States]] safety and emissions regulations. The new car was built on a shortened version of
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• Unsprung weight
  ...ith the unsprung weight tending to uncouple them. This can improve overall safety.
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• Circuit Mont-Tremblant
  ...rt)|Alan Wilson]] to redesign the circuit, with the aim of modernizing its safety feature in accordance with current [[FIA]] regulations. The resulting redev ...hich could be run simultaneously. The signature hump was lowered 3.5m for safety, while Namerow corner was modified for runoff.
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• Engineering
  ...designs to reduce the risk of unexpected failure. However, the larger the safety factor, the less efficient the design will be. ...pproved by a [[Professional Engineer]]. Laws protecting public health and safety mandate that a [[professional]] must provide guidance gained through [[educ
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• Mount Panorama Circuit
  ...ever, the factors that make the track so unusual, and tighter contemporary safety standards, make it unlikely that major race meetings in these categories wi ...rth in the sequence, is a sharp left hand corner, so named because, before safety changes, there was quite a dip in the road surface and then a steep drop no
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• Firestone
  ...Joan Claybrook, who was the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during the Firestone scandal stated before the Trans
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• Zolder
  ...he beginning of [[2006]], the track underwent some adaptations to increase safety. In [[2007]], the track hosted a [[Champ Car World Series]] [[Zolder Grand
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• Ferrari P540 Superfast Aperta
  ...built in Maranello, this car was designed to homologate with international safety and homologation requirements. Using finite element analysis and carbon fi
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• Air brake (road vehicle)
  ===<b>Safety Valve</b>=== ...alve is installed in the first tank the air compressor pumps air into. The safety valve protects the tank and the rest of the system from too much air pressu
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• Targa top
  ...ed States]] would [[Ban (law)|ban]] convertibles, due to concerns over the safety of occupants when a car overturns. As a result, manufacturers adopted Targa
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• 2006 Monaco Grand Prix
  ...od and pitted a lap later for new tires and fuel. About two laps under the safety car, Räikkönen had bad luck as well as a heat shield, which caught fire b ...lleneuve]] got a drive through penalty on lap 59 because he overtook under safety car conditions. Schumacher was closing fast on sixth place Coulthard at abo
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• Fuel pump
  Some cars with an [[electronic control unit]] have safety [[logic]] that will shut the electric fuel pump off even if the ignition is
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• Legend car racing
  *Safety: five point harness, fuel pump cut-off switch
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